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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

7 Colleges
$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, special education students earned 550 degrees and certificates from a Georgia school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Georgia to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Georgia.

#1

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Our analysis found University of West Georgia to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Georgia. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 94% of the special ed majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia College & State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 79% of the special ed majors at the school.

Full Special Education at Georgia College & State University Report

#3

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

Of the 18 students majoring in special ed at Augusta University, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#4

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Georgia. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 6% are male.

Full Special Education at University of Georgia Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Valdosta State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Georgia. VSU is a large public school located in the city of Valdosta.

About 91% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 9% are male.

Full Special Education at Valdosta State University Report

#6

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Special Education at Georgia Southern University

Kennesaw State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

Full Special Education at Kennesaw State University Report

Best Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 608
Tennessee 354
North Carolina 477
Florida 1,103
Virginia 1,238
West Virginia 46
South Carolina 266
Arkansas 351
Louisiana 103
Mississippi 269
Alabama 437

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Special Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Special Education 24,497
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 3,111
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 1,789
Elementary Special Education 1,625
Other Special Education & Teaching 1,227
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 1,133
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 655
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 540
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 504
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 415
Education of the Deaf 363
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 226
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed 222
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs 181
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness 134
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 122
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic & Other Physical Health Impairments 47
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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